I own it. The proper term is nerfed. They totally took the control away from the player. Not being able to trade armor between your NPC's is unforgivable. Undeniably pretty. But they removed some of the best elements of the original.

For those having probs downloading, don't do through Steam store or the America's Army web link, try the shortcut it creates on your desktop initially. It opened up and downloaded instantly and is currently showing 847.9 KB/s.

"each weapon has unlimited ammo. You'll still need to reload, but you won't have to resupply while in the middle of the game. Second, and more significant, players' health will now slowly regenerate during combat. This change will definitely decrease respawns and might actually encourage retreats from battle. It also means there's no more need for the medic class, so it's been cut."